Russia unleashes 130 drones on Ukraine; air defense retaliates
During the night from Thursday to Friday, Russia attacked Ukraine using at least 130 drones. The air defense forces destroyed nearly 90 of them. "About 40 drones lost contact due to the use of electronic warfare measures," reported Ukrainian authorities.
7:14 AM EST, November 29, 2024
Last night, the Russians launched an attack on Ukraine using drones.
"The enemy attacked Ukraine with 132 Shahed strike unmanned aerial vehicles and unidentified drones from the directions of Orel, Millerovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Ahtarsk in Russia," stated the Ukrainian Air Force in a message on Telegram.
It was added that about 40 drones lost contact due to the use of electronic warfare measures.
Night drone attack
The Russians launched drones from the directions of Orel, Millerovo, Kursk, and Primorsko-Ahtarsk.
"By 11:00 PM ET, the air defense had shot down 88 enemy drones in the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Odessa. Forty-one UAVs went down, likely due to loss of communication and active anti-aircraft action. One drone returned to Russia," the statement said.
As a result of the Russian attack, infrastructure, cars, and private and multi-family buildings were damaged in several regions of Ukraine, and victims are receiving assistance, media note.
Source: Suspine News/X/WP
